Up from History The Life of Booker T. Washington |
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| Author:
| Norrell, Robert J. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-06037-1 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Imprint: | Belknap Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $55.95 |
Book Description:
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This compelling biography reveals how conditions in the segregated South led Booker T. Washington to call for a less contentious path to freedom and equality. Norrell details the positive power of Washington's vision, one that invoked hope and optimism to overcome past exploitation and present discrimination.
This compelling biography reveals how conditions in the segregated South led Booker T. Washington to call for a less contentious path to freedom and equality. Norrell details the positive power of Washington's vision, one that invoked hope and optimism to overcome past exploitation and present discrimination.